Hearing and Other Senses Quiz

The fancy word for HEARING is ___________.

• AUDITION

• GUSTATION

• OLFACTORY

• NOCICEPTOR

In sound, WAVELENGTH determines ________________.

• pitch

• loudness

In sound, AMPLITUDE determines ________________.

• pitch

• loudness

The hammer, anvil, and stirrup can be found in which part of the ear?

• outer

• middle

• inner

The snail-like part in the inner ear is called the _________.

• cochlea

• semicircular canals

• eardrum

• basilar membrane

Sensorineural hearing loss occurs in the

(hint: sensorINeural)

• outer ear

• middle ear

• inner ear

Conduction hearing loss occurs in the

• outer ear

• middle ear

• inner ear

The small HAIRS in the cochlea's basilar membrane are called

• cilia

• ossicles

• pinna

• anvils

This theory says we detect a sound's pitch because different waves trigger different PLACES on the cochlea's basilar membrane.

• place theory

• frequency theory

This theory says the rate of this pulse moving along your auditory nerve matches the frequency of whatever tone you are hearing.

• place theory

• frequency theory